Ten years have passed since the spiritual energy tide of the Xuanhuang Realm revived.
During these ten years, the entire Xuanhuang Realm has undergone earth-shaking changes.
The human race began to embark on the path of cultivation, the demon race revived in the tide of spiritual energy, and the hidden paradise came back to the world.
All these phenomena turned the original order of the Xuanhuang Realm upside down.
The Great Xia Dynasty relied on modern technology and the balance of forces from all sides to barely maintain its rule over its territory.
But with the arrival of the fifth year of the revival of the spiritual energy tide, the veins of the earth began to revive.
As the earth veins shifted, vast wilderness appeared between cities. In just a few months, the entire territory of Daxia increased by more than half.
After searching ancient history, some researchers were shocked to find that the territory of the Xuanhuang Realm today is exactly the same as it was thousands of years ago.
The Xuanhuang Realm began to revive towards the nine provinces and thirty-six regions of the ancient times.
The expansion of the territory brought more resources and a larger territory, but at the same time the original road and railway systems were completely destroyed, and the large amount of wilderness between cities made leaving the city dangerous.
Cities are divided by wilderness, making the transfer of population and resources extremely difficult.
At the same time, this also announced the complete collapse of Daxia's rule, which was barely maintained by technology. Daxia began to lose control of the eighteen states, retaining only three states with Jingzhou as the core.
In fact, if all parties were not wary of the Supreme Taoist who had disappeared for several years, Da Xia would have found it difficult to retain these three states.
Daxia fell from its peak, and was replaced by many paradises.
These blessed places have top-notch warriors who can sit in the city and maintain the stability of the area.
But there are still too few top-notch warriors. Outside the wilderness, which is far more vast than the city’s territory, the demon race is the real ruler.
Wencheng, old town.
Wencheng was a remote place in Yunzhou. During the initial period of great changes in the land, a large number of people chose to leave Wencheng.
The city had a population of over a million, but in the end only less than a hundred thousand people were left.
The old city area is an area that was eliminated by Wencheng, and the population left there is even smaller.
Originally, a city like this with no resources and a small population should have been occupied by the demons long ago under the changes in the general situation and completely became the demons' territory.
But what is surprising is that two forces insisted on choosing to protect the city from being invaded by the demons.
The first force is the dominant sect of Yunzhou, Laojun Mountain, which is backed by the top cave force of Rongcheng Dayutian.
It is said that in the past few years, the ancestor of Rongcheng Dayutian had personally been in charge of Wencheng.
But as the tide of spiritual energy continued to change, ancestor Rong Cheng Dayutian returned to the cave to meditate in seclusion to seek an opportunity for a breakthrough, leaving only one great monk who had attained the state of spiritual transformation to rule Wencheng.
The other force was the Great Xia Dynasty, which had already been unable to protect itself.
The Great Xia Dynasty went to great lengths and was willing to give up other territories in order to leave an Imperial Observatory envoy in Wencheng, who guarded Wencheng while also seeming to be waiting for something.
But after several years, Wencheng remains unchanged.
At night, the sparsely populated old town of Wencheng fell into a different kind of prosperity, and a large number of demonized animals infected by evil spirits roamed in the darkness.
Rats half the height of a man, cockroaches as long as arms, and bats with human faces. These strange creatures turned this place into a paradise for monsters for a short time.
In the darkness, an inconspicuous flash of white flashed quietly, but did not attract anyone's attention.
If someone looked carefully, they would find that it was a small kitten the size of a palm, completely black except for its four feet which were white.
The little kitten held a magical herb with dim starlight in its mouth and walked skillfully in the alleys, bypassing demonized animals that were much larger than her. Her light steps made her look like an elf in the dark.
After going around most of the old city, the kitten finally stopped in front of a courtyard gate covered with spider webs.
A hint of nostalgia flashed across the little kitten's bright eyes, and finally it turned and walked in another direction, disappearing into the ruined courtyard.
"You're back?"
As soon as the kitten stepped into the yard, a gentle female voice was heard.
Hidden under the ruins of the courtyard, a huge monster slowly opened its scarlet eyes.
The little kitten showed no fear at all. It took small steps to walk in front of the huge monster. The dim starlight from the spiritual herb in its mouth illuminated the shape of the monster.
It was a giant Maine Coon cat that looked like a tiger, its body as tall as two stories. The palm-sized kitten was not even as big as its scarlet eyes.
However, despite being such a huge creature, it remained extraordinarily respectful towards the kitten.
"Your Highness Bai Xue, they are all looking for you. You shouldn't risk going out."
Snow White shook her little head firmly, placed the magical herb in her mouth in front of the Maine Coon cat, and actively pushed it towards it with her little paws.
The Maine Coon was silent and sighed softly:
“You should know that this Dark Star Grass can only delay the worsening of my injuries and allow me to barely survive for three days.
My existence is a burden to you.
If I weren't there, you wouldn't have to spend time shielding the secrets of heaven, and you wouldn't have to risk being exposed to steal spiritual herbs.
If you leave, they will never be able to find you."
As the Maine Coon spoke, he slowly moved his body. Large areas of decay already appeared on the lower half of his body that was covered by the rubble, and a terrifying stench emanated from it.
Maine Coon's words made Snow White extremely angry. She slapped the cat's feet with her little paws, but it did not have any deterrent effect. Instead, it looked cute.
"You want me not to give up. Do you have any other solution?"
Hearing this, Bai Xue nodded happily, then looked towards the courtyard next to her.
The Maine Coon was silent for a while before he slowly spoke:
"That person has not appeared in the world for seven years, and no one in the world knows where he is.
The world's number one cultivator in Rongcheng Dayutian was looking for him, the empress of the Great Xia Dynasty was looking for him, and even the people of Xiaoyou Qingxu Heaven were looking for him.
If he were still alive, he would certainly be able to protect you easily.
I was too stupid. I took you away from him back then. When I came back to look for you, I found that I had lost the way to return to Xiaodongtian.
Surrounded by monsters from the outside world, I can't even send you to Laojun Mountain or the imperial capital to seek help, so you can only drift here.
All this trouble is caused by me."
Before the Maine Coon finished speaking, Snow White jumped up on the spot, covered the Maine Coon's mouth with her front paws, and shook her head at the Maine Coon very solemnly.
The Maine Coon sighed when he saw this. He knew that Snow White had never blamed him, but facing such a thing, how could he not feel guilty?
Jumping off the Maine Coon's head again, Snow White stretched out her little paws and pushed the Dark Star Grass on the ground towards the Maine Coon.
Seeing this, the Maine Coon rolled up the Dark Star Grass with its huge tongue and swallowed it into its stomach.
"The efficacy of Dark Star Grass can last for three days. Your Highness, please stay here for these three days to avoid being discovered by those little demons."
Halfway through the conversation, the Maine Coon suddenly spat out a mouthful of black blood. "This spiritual herb is poisonous!"
Then the huge body covered by the ruins stood up again, and the powerful pressure spread in all directions without reservation. The earth trembled as if the mountains were reviving here, and the scarlet eyes looked towards the deep darkness ahead.
"The Yunfu Demon Realm? The Tongshan Demons? Or the Qilian Demon King?"
Bursts of sinister laughter suddenly rang out in the darkness, and the low, sharp, or hoarse voices intertwined in the night sky.
"As expected of a demon who inherited the legacy of a mountain king, even after being severely injured and taking the soul-breaking poison, he can still display such power."
"If you had really been able to practice peacefully till here, you might have had a chance to glimpse the realm of the Great Demon King."
"The inheritance of the Bai Ze Demon Saint is truly mysterious and extraordinary. A mere Maine Coon cat actually looks more like a tiger than a tiger."
"It doesn't matter. After I swallow you, I can become a mountain king too."
The Maine Coon's face was gloomy. It had already recognized the powerful demons that appeared in the night sky.
Without exception, all the monsters are monster kings who dominate the mountains and rivers. Leading them is an old tree monster, or even an ancient banyan monster king who has reached the state of returning to the void.
Even in its heyday, facing the siege of so many demon kings and a big demon king, the Maine Coon cat had no chance of survival.
Not to mention that he was already seriously injured and had swallowed the soul-destroying poison.
Even if these demon kings did not take action, it would not be able to survive this night.
"He chose to poison a dying demon. When did a great demon king lose the courage to fight head-on?"
The Maine Coon spat out blood again, anger flashing in his eyes, and the tiger's power grew stronger.
The Great Demon King Gu Rong did not feel guilty about the Maine Coon's questioning. Instead, he smiled calmly and said:
“I just have respect for the knowledge passed down by Bai Ze Demon Saint.
After all, no one can tell for sure whether the Demon Saint will take out a more precious inheritance to fight back.
Compared to taking risks, I naturally prefer the safe option."
The words of the Great Demon King Gu Rong had completely aroused Bai Xue's anger, and she let out threatening snoring sounds from her little throat.
The Great Demon King Gu Rong looked at the adorable kitten that posed no threat, then bowed respectfully and said:
"Gu Rong pays homage to the Demon Saint Bai Ze. I dare to ask the Demon Saint to return to the Qilian Demon Realm and help my demon clan regain control of Xuanhuang!"
Behind the great demon king Gu Rong, many demon kings of various shapes and sizes also bowed.
"Please ask the Demon Saint to return to the Demon Realm!"
"Please ask the Demon Saint to return to the Demon Realm!"
The Maine Coon heard this and shouted:
“You should know better than other demon tribes that the real reincarnation of Bai Ze Demon Saint is no longer in Da Xia. Your Highness only possesses the demon tribe’s inherited memories left by Bai Ze Demon Saint.
The rise of the demon race and the regaining of control of Xuanhuang are just excuses to seize the inheritance."
The smile that had been maintained on the face of the Great Demon King Gu Rong faded a little, and the look in his eyes gradually became gloomy.
"The demon clan traitor dared to deceive Bai Ze Demon Saint, he should be killed!"
As soon as he finished speaking, thick vines on the ground began to wrap around the Maine Coon cat.
The Maine Coon stomped the ground and roared in shock. Mountains appeared behind it and tore the vines into pieces.
However, at this moment, the demon kings who were watching also took action, revealing their true forms and suppressing the Maine Coon cat.
Its sharp claws desperately smashed the real body of a demon king, and then fire from heaven fell and ignited its hair. At this moment, the Maine Coon cat was like a furious flaming lion.
The huge star transformed by the innate magical power fell to the earth, shattering the shadows of the mountains, and the status of the mountain king collapsed.
The numerous demon kings were like a pack of hunting wolves. Every blow they landed could tear apart the Maine Coon's true body. Black blood gushed out continuously, and rotten flesh spread all over the body, revealing white bones.
The burning soul constantly stimulates his innate magical powers, trying to open up a path for Bai Xue among the monsters.
However, there were too many demon kings present, far exceeding the limit that the Maine Coon could bear.
As a huge vine suddenly rose from the ground and pierced through the heart, the Maine Coon was finally unable to resist any more, and its huge body fell to the ground with a loud bang.
The tiger's heritage had long been shattered during the battle, and its huge body had recovered to the size of a normal Maine Coon cat at the moment of death.
With tears in her eyes, Snow White rushed into the ruins, ran to the side of the Maine Coon, and kept rubbing her thin body against the cat, trying to wake it up from its eternal sleep.
“Woo woo~!”
Bai Xue wanted to say something, but only a whimpering sound came out of her throat. In the end, she could not utter anything. Only tears as big as beans kept dripping.
The great demon king Gu Rong slowly descended from the air, ignoring the body of the Maine Coon cat, and tried to catch the palm-sized kitten on the ground.
And at this moment, the great demon king Gu Rong suddenly felt a creepy feeling coming.
The Maine Coon cat, whose body was exhausted and whose soul was burnt out, suddenly came back to life.
Vitality continued to revive, the soul was rekindled, and even the exhausted body began to recover.
The wounds healed, the flesh revived, and even the rotten body recovered at this moment.
What appeared before the eyes of the Great Demon King Gurong was a miracle that seemed like turning back time.
"Impossible! Could this be another Demon Saint inheritance?"
Although he was confident that he could kill the Maine Coon again even if it was resurrected, this mysterious method made the Great Demon King Gurong feel unprecedented fear.
He decisively stretched out his hand and tried to grab the kitten that was so close to him.
The next moment, a white hand came down and gently picked up the kitten from the ground.
"Didn't anyone tell you not to touch other people's cats?"
Gentle words rang in the ears of the Ancient Banyan Demon King. The dry palm that was stretched out seemed to have experienced the erosion of endless time at that moment, and turned into a grayish white.
A breeze blew, and the gray palm turned into ashes and scattered in the wind.
"impossible!"
However, this was not the end. The traces of ashes began to spread rapidly from the palm to the body of the Ancient Banyan Demon King.
The Ancient Banyan Demon King was terrified and wanted to use his escape technique to escape, but as time passed, everything was in vain.
The Great Demon King of the Return to Void Realm turned into a gray-white statue at a speed visible to the naked eye, and finally completely dissipated in the wind.
Shen Yuan put the palm-sized kitten into his arms, stroked the tearful kitten with his right hand, and said softly:
"Don't worry, I'm back."